Global Strategy
Flat World, Hard Boundaries – How To Lead Across Them
Today’s collaborative and creative leaders engage in six boundary spanning practices.
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Global Strategy
Are You Giving Globalization the Right Amount of Attention?
Too little attention from head office executives can cause problems in global operations.
Allen Morrison and Cyril Bouquet
Culture
On the Rocky Road to Strong Global Culture
It’s not easy to build a strong culture worldwide. “Cultural hubs” beyond headquarters can help.
Orly Levy, Sully Taylor and Nakiye A. Boyacigiller
Global Strategy
Esther Duflo on Ending Poverty
Esther Duflo, a founder and director of MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, says that poverty can be mitigated by transforming how rich nations manage development policies.
Global Strategy
Eppinger on Global Product Development: An Update
The 2006 article “The Practice of Global Product Development” has been updated with up-to-the-moment notes.
Collaboration
The Practice of Global Product Development
This article presents frameworks for companies considering a shift to global product development.
Steven D. Eppinger and Anil R. Chitkara
Collaboration
How to Manage Virtual Teams
With appropriate processes, virtual teams can even outperform their colocated counterparts.
Frank Siebdrat, Martin Hoegl and Holger Ernst
Global Strategy
Innovation From the Inside Out
Grameen Bank and others know that you get the best answers by burying yourself in the questions.
Erik Simanis and Stuart Hart
Global Strategy
Confidence, Tricked
What really precipitated the global financial crisis?
Simon Johnson
Global Strategy
Rethinking Procurement in the Era of Globalization
Frank A.G. den Butter and Kees A. Linse
Global Strategy
How to Retain Talent in India
Providing support, training and opportunities from day one is critical.
Elaine Appleton Grant
Global Strategy
India’s Dabbawalas: Low-Tech Role Models for Business
Inspiration for managers can come from unlikely places — including members of a meal-delivery collective in Mumbai, India, known as dabbawalas.
Collaboration
Learning From Global Cities
In leading international cities, companies gain access to knowledge and networks.
David Wagner
Global Strategy
How to Win in Emerging Markets
Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe are delivering strong revenue and profit growth.